On Line Learning - What an Experience

An online learning experience that I could incorporate into my teaching is WebQuest. My students are creative and curious, and they love to explore. What better way to fulfill their needs but to put them on an online Quest searching the Internet with a directed purpose. My Art students are curious about what famous artists have created and how they created their works. A WebQuest into the life, time and methods used of their favorite artist would fall into their interests and the standards they are required to learn.
My digital photography students want to see how their work compares to others and how things are done. The students in this class want to know how an image is altered and the methods used to alter the image. I could use this method to send them on such a Webquest searching the Internet for those photographers who alter images and what programs they use and how they are inspired.
The pedagogical strategy I would use with my students is one of Guided Discovery characterized by a computer simulation that allows the students to manipulate some device or environment. At the end of each quest the students will be required to produce a physical product that will be an example of their discovery.
There are many online learning technologies that would be difficult to use with my students. One in particular is the Test Preparation Tool, a web-based practice test taking and feedback tool. Most of what I do with my students is hands-on work, and testing is practicum based. When students complete a project, they are required to turn in the work. When demonstrating the functions of the camera or how materials are used, it is not something students could easily describe in a written document, multiple choice or true or false answer format.